Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cornélio Procópio (Latin: Dioecesis Procopiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cornélio Procópio in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
Diocese of Cornélio Procópio Dioecesis Procopiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Londrina |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,718 km2 (2,594 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2005) 198,055 156,988 (79.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 May 1973 (47 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Cristo Rei |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manoel João Francisco |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Geremias Steinmetz |
History
- May 26, 1973: Established as Diocese of Cornélio Procópio from the Diocese of Jacarezinho
Bishops
- Bishops of Cornélio Procópio (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Manoel João Francisco (2014.03.26 - present)
- Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. (1984.03.26 – 2014.03.26)
- Bishop Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. (1979.04.19 – 1983.05.17)
- Bishop José Joaquim Gonçalves (1973.06.14 – 1979.03.28)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Sérgio de Deus Borges, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2012
- Aparecido Donizete de Souza, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 2015
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